2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class manual radio set

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-
vide support information for you, the
COMAND operator. Each chapter has its
own guide color to provide fast access to
information.
At a glance
Here you will find an overview of
all COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the radio, CD player (CD, MP3
CD) and CD changer (CD, MP3 CD).
Satellite radio
This chapter provides information on how
to select a station and a program category.
Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, how to
initiate an emergency call and use the pho-
ne book.
Navigation
This chapter provides detailed information
on the following topics:
Destination input
Route guidance including detour
Last destinations and destination
memory
POIs
Today’s plan
System
Here you will find all the information about:
COMAND system settings
SMS*
Tele Aid
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
FunctionPage
1Audio menu42
2Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
3Color display with Radio
main menu44
41 - 0, *
Station selection
Saving stations manually
Selecting a station from
the preset memory
45
48
50
5Push the joystick to
H,h,g,G
Function selection
g and G
e.g.
Automatic seek tuning
H and h
e.g. Manual tuning
Press E to confirm
46
46
FunctionPage
6J
Muting
43
7Volume control35
8e Switching on and off34
9d and D
Automatic seek tuning
Manual tuning
46
46

45 Audio
Radio operation
Weather Band WB
In the FM or AM Radio main menu,
press the
WB soft key.
An automatic scan is starting and the
COMAND plays and displays the
channel of the first strong WB station.
Switching back to FM or AM band
Press the FM/AM soft key.
or
Press the WB soft key
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching back to the Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.
The Weather Band WB station will con-
tinue to play.You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning (page 46)
Manual tuning (page 46)
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM) (
page 46)
Preset station selection via number
keypad (
page 47)
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
(
page 47)
Station selection from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 50)
Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets (
page 50)
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With the number keys 1 - 7 i t i s p o s -
sible to choose a channel.
The message
No channel will appear if
the system could not detect a channel.
Selecting a station

48 Audio
Radio operation
End scan function and play a station
Press the Scan soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
or
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(
page 49)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 50)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 50)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2.On the memory list
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press the Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
To select the desired memory preset:
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Memory functions
i
There are 10 presets available
(1 - 9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

49 Audio
Radio operation
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press the Autost. soft key.
The autostore preset menu will appear.
Press E to start Begin new search.The autostore function is active. The
message
Autostore being reloaded
will appear. The radio stores the 10
stations with the strongest signal. The
station frequencies available will
appear in the memory list.
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There are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband
standard FM/AM presets (saving
stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations
automatically).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.
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There are max. 10 presets available
(1- 9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality. The
strongest station is available on
preset 1. The number of available
stations depends on the stations avai-
lable in the area the vehicle is operated
in.

80 Satellite radio
Satellite radio operation
Automatic station scan
The stations in the selected category can
be scanned in numerical order for 8 se-
conds each.
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Ending scan function and playing a
station
Press the Scan soft key again.
The station selected will appear with
the station name.
Scan will appear in
white lettering again.Station selection via direct channel
entry
Press *.
Input line will appear.
Enter the desired channel number with
the number keys, e.g. 24 for chan-
nel 24.
The channel you have selected will be-
gin to play. The corresponding station
name will appear, if station is available.You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually
Selecting a station from the Satellite
preset memory (
page 81)
Selecting a station by entering the
channel number (
page 80)
Saving station manually
In the Satellite radio main menu
Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
The satellite radio saves the current
station at the memory preset selected.
The memory preset selected will ap-
pear in the status line, e.g.
SAT2.
Memory functions
i
There are 10 presets available.

187 Index
Index
MP3 CD
fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
MP3 track scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Repeat folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . . 68
track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Muting
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CD operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
N
Navigation
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Loading/ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
NAVIGATION IS INITIALIZING. PLEASE
WAIT.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
NO SERV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
O
OFF MAP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
OFF ROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Opening
Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Operating elements
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 14
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MP3 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
P
Partially digitized areas
. . . . . . . . . . 134
Phone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
PHONE NOT INSERTED . . . . . . . . . . . 86
PHONE OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
PIN BLOCKED. PLEASE ENTER PUK ON
CELL PHONE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
PIN-code
Entering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
PIN-CODE INCORRECT. . . . . . . . . . . . 92
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD (EMERGEN-
CY CALL 911 ONLY POSSIBLE WITH
PHONE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88, 92
Points of Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Program category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
PUK
Entering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Q
Quick-dialing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
R
Radio operation
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Radio station
Saving station manually . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reading
SMS message received . . . . . . . . . . 178
Recalculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rejecting
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Resetting
all settings to the factory settings 173,
176
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
ROAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Route calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
OFF MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
OFF ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Unverified roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Verified roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134